Alert archive / West Virginia / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 23, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this flash flood warning at Jun 20, 2014, 5:07 PM EDT for 4 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2014, 5:07 PM EDT (21:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2014, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Doddridge County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Ritchie County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 7:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Auburn, WV | WATER IS OUT OF BONE CREEK AND IS COVERING SR 74 IN SEVERAL PLACES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this flash flood warning; the first came 113 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 156 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 637 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
973 WGUS51 KRLX 202107 FFWRLX WVC017-021-041-085-210000- /O.NEW.KRLX.FF.W.0023.140620T2107Z-140621T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 507 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN DODDRIDGE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA... NORTHEASTERN GILMER COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA... WEST CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA... EAST CENTRAL RITCHIE COUNTY IN WEST VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 800 PM EDT * AT 505 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR INDICATES UP TO TWO INCHES HAS FALLEN NEAR THE TOWN OF AUBURN. AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH TO ONE INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT HALF HOUR. BONE CREEK AND THE LEFT AND RIGHT FORKS OF BONE CREEK ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LEOPOLD... BEREA...GROVE AND AUBURN PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. YOU MAY ALSO REPORT HIGH WATER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. && LAT...LON 3922 8088 3906 8054 3896 8068 3912 8103 $$ 30
2 follow-up statements
390 WGUS71 KRLX 202253 FFSRLX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 653 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014 WVC017-021-041-085-210000- /O.CON.KRLX.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-140621T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LEWIS WV-GILMER WV-DODDRIDGE WV-RITCHIE WV- 653 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL RITCHIE...SOUTHWESTERN DODDRIDGE...NORTHEASTERN GILMER AND WEST CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTIES... AT 647 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ANOTHER AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING BACK INTO THE WARNED AREA. UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT HOUR. THE AUBURN AREA CONTINUES TO BE MOST VULNERABLE...INCLUDING THE BONE CREEK BASIN. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LEOPOLD... BEREA...GROVE AND AUBURN PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR ON FLOODED ROADWAYS. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. YOU MAY ALSO REPORT HIGH WATER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. && LAT...LON 3922 8088 3906 8054 3896 8068 3912 8103 $$ 30
103 WGUS71 KRLX 202358 FFSRLX FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 758 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014 WVC017-021-041-085-210005- /O.EXP.KRLX.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-140621T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LEWIS WV-GILMER WV-DODDRIDGE WV-RITCHIE WV- 758 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL RITCHIE...SOUTHWESTERN DODDRIDGE...NORTHEASTERN GILMER AND WEST CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTIES... THE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS FROM EARLIER HAVE SHIFTED EAST OF THE AREA. CREEKS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS THOUGH...WITH SOME ADJACENT FIELDS AND LOW LYING AREAS EXPERIENCING HIGH WATER. CAUTION IS ADVISED IF TRAVELING THIS EVENING. IF WATER IS OBSERVED COVERING A ROADWAY...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR ON FLOODED ROADWAYS. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. YOU MAY ALSO REPORT HIGH WATER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. LAT...LON 3922 8088 3906 8054 3896 8068 3912 8103 $$ 30
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 20, 4:42 PM EDT, 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 4:42 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
442 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
ROUNDS OF STORMS/SHOWERS INTO TONIGHT. LOWER CHANCES/DRIER SATURDAY.
MOISTURE DEPTH RETURNS SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH INCREASED CONVECTION
COVERAGE.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
LEFT OVER BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO FIRE AND MOVE WITH THIS
BOUNDARY. SYSTEM TO OUR WEST WILL SWING THROUGH OVERNIGHT AS WELL
KEEPING CONVECTION GOING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BE FOR
FINALLY EXITING LATER SATURDAY MORNING. THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN
PRODUCING A QUICK 0.50 TO AN INCH IN AN HOUR AND IF ANY OF THESE
STORMS BECOME REPETITIVE OVER THE SAME AREA WE COULD SEE SOME
FLOODING PROBLEMS. THEREFORE KEEPING FFA GOING.
TRICKY FORECAST FORE THE OVERNIGHT AS WELL. FIGURING WHERE THE
RAIN FELL AND WHERE THE CLOUDS THIN...WILL BE THE BEST CHANCE FOR
FOG TO FORM.
SYSTEM EXITS SATURDAY WITH DRIER AIR WORKING ITS WAY INTO THE CWA.
CLOUDS SHOULD DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST AS WELL. TEMPS WILL BE
TRICKY WITH CLOUDS DECREASING. GENERALLY WENT WITH A BLEND THROUGHOUT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
MUCH QUIETER IN THE SHORT TERM PERIOD VERSUS PREVIOUS DAYS. ANY
CONVECTIVELY DRIVEN SHOWERS AND/OR STORMS ACROSS EASTERN PARTS OF
THE FORECAST AREA AT THE OUTSET 00Z SUN WILL BE QUICKLY DISSIPATING
BY 03Z SUN...IF NOT SOONER. EXPECT A DRY BUT FAIRLY MILD OVERNIGHT
PERIOD WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND MINS IN THE LOW/MID
60S FOR THE LOWLANDS. SUNDAY MORNING ONE RIPPLE IN THE FLOW ALOFT
PASSES BY THE SOUTHWEST ZONES BTWN 12Z-15Z ROUGHLY. LIMITED MOISTURE
ACCOMPANYING IT HOWEVER SO KEPT THE SOUTHWEST ZONES DRY EARLY SUN.
ENOUGH LLVL MOISTURE REMAINS IN PLACE HOWEVER TO BROADBRUSH THE
ENTIRE AREA WITH AT LEAST SLIGHT CHANCE POPS BY SUN AFTERNOON.
CONTINUED INHERITED LOW CHANCE POPS OVER THE NORTHWEST ZONES AS
ANOTHER WEAKER RIPPLE BRINGS A FAIR AMOUNT OF LARGE SCALE LIFT OVER
THAT AREA. SOME SFC CONVERGENCE IS NOTED FURTHER WEST OVER
WEST/CENTRAL OHIO...AND WITH CONVECTIVE MOTION TO THE E/NE ITS
POSSIBLE ONE OF THOSE COULD MAKE IT INTO OUR SE OHIO ZONES.
INHERITED MAX TEMPS LOW/MID 80S LOWLANDS STILL APPEAR ON TRACK.
MOST OF THE AREA WILL REMAIN DRY OVERNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING...BUT WILL KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS/STORMS OVERNIGHT
OVER THE NW ZONES WITH ANOTHER PROGGED VORT MAX IN THAT AREA.
MONDAY...UPPER RIDGING BUILDS TO OUR WEST. RUN TO RUN COMPS SHOW
THIS TO BE MORE AMPLIFIED/ROBUST VERSUS PREV RUNS. EXPECTING MOSTLY
SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES FOR THE AREA AND DID ELECT TO WARM MAX
TEMPS UP A FEW DEGREES. WITH 925MB TEMPS PROGGED ~24C-25C...EXPECT
GENERAL UPPER 80S FOR THE LOWLANDS. SLIGHT TO LOW CHANCE POPS ARE IN
STORE AGAIN...THOUGH MOST FOLKS SHOULD REMAIN DRY.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST. OPERATIONAL
EXTENDED MODEL OUTPUT COMING INTO BETTER AGREEMENT REGARDING A S/W
TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE TUE EVE - WED MORNING TIME
FRAME...WITH DIFFERENCES IN TIMING AND DETAIL. HAVE ENOUGH
CONFIDENCE TO GO AHEAD AND RAISE POPS TO LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT
ROUGHLY FOR THE LOCATIONS WHERE THE LATEST GFS/EC ARE IN OVERLAPPING
AGREEMENT. TIMING THIS FAR OUT IN ADVANCE NOTWITHSTANDING...BELIEVE
THAT SOMETIME BTWN TUE EVE AND WED MORNING MOST AREAS STAND A
REASONABLY GOOD SHOT AT SEEING SOME PRECIP OVER THE COURSE OF THAT
TIME FRAME. BEYOND THAT PERIOD LARGER DIFFS BEGIN TO ARISE AND HAVE
CONTINUED LOW TO MID CHANCE POPS WITH A MAINLY DIURNAL TREND AS MEAN
LONGWAVE TROUGHING PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHEAST CONUS.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
18Z FRIDAY THRU 18Z SATURDAY...
TRICKY FORECAST FOR TAFS WITH CONVECTION FIRING OVER THE REGION.
MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS WILL BE THE NORM IN AND NEAR THE STORMS.
WIND GUSTS 30-40MPH POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS AS WELL. THESE STORMS WILL
BE AROUND THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT...BEFORE
DECREASING IN COVERAGE BY 06Z. MVFR/IFR/LIFR VSBYS AND CIGS IN
FOG...MAINLY BETWEEN 08Z-12Z. AFTER 13Z VSBYS IMPROVE TO VFR.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: LOW.
ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: TIMING AND COVERAGE OF CONVECTION COULD VARY.
TIMING AND LOCATION OF FOG OR STRATUS COULD VARY.
EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY
OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION:
H = HIGH: TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS.
L = LOW: TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
UTC 1HRLY 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05
EDT 1HRLY 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01
CRW CONSISTENCY H H H H H M M M M L L L
HTS CONSISTENCY H H M M M M M M M M M M
BKW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H M M M M L
EKN CONSISTENCY H H H H H M M M M M L L
PKB CONSISTENCY H H H M M M M M M L L L
CKB CONSISTENCY H H H M M M M M M L L L
AFTER 18Z SATURDAY...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY WITH MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR WVZ005>011-013>020-
026>032-036>040-046-047.
OH...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR OHZ066-067-075-076-
083>087.
KY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR KYZ101>103-105.
VA...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JS/50
NEAR TERM...JS
SHORT TERM...50
LONG TERM...50
AVIATION...JSHazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 4:53 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 453 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>010-013>019-026>029- 036-037-212100- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN- RITCHIE-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- 453 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. ALSO...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. VAZ003-004-WVZ024-025-033>035-212100- DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH- 453 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. ALSO...ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH OR WARNING MAY BE NECESSARY IF THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT INCREASES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. WVZ011-020-030>032-038>040-046-047-212100- TYLER-DODDRIDGE-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 453 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. 50
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 20, 1:29 PM EDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
129 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014
WVZ006-013>015-026-201815-
BOONE WV-CABELL WV-KANAWHA WV-LINCOLN WV-PUTNAM WV-
129 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NORTHERN BOONE...EASTERN CABELL...
WESTERN KANAWHA...NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND SOUTHERN PUTNAM COUNTIES
UNTIL 215 PM EDT...
AT 117 PM EDT...A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WAS LOCATED 7
MILES WEST OF NITRO...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 30 MPH-40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS THUNDERSTORM...AND
WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES
AND SMALL STREAMS. EXPECT INTENSE LIGHTNING FROM THIS THUNDERSTORM.
DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING
THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.
THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR SOD...AND WOODVILLE AROUND 135 PM...
NITRO...TORNADO...AND BANCROFT AROUND 140 PM...ST. ALBANS...NITRO...
POCA...AND JULIAN AROUND 145 PM AND ALUM CREEK AROUND 150 PM.
THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...I-64 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 27 AND 57 IN WEST VIRGINIA...I-77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 96 AND
115 IN WEST VIRGINIA...I-79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 9...THE WEST
VIRGINIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 86 AND 95.
YOU MAY REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.
LAT...LON 3851 8215 3851 8211 3848 8206 3852 8205
3854 8149 3806 8152 3817 8210
15Special weather statement, Jun 20, 2:32 PM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
232 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014
VAZ003-004-202230-
BUCHANAN VA-DICKENSON VA-
232 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHWESTERN BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON
COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...
AT 226 PM EDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE LOCATED
OVER THE AREA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. VERY
HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS...AND WILL CAUSE WATER
TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL
STREAMS.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
YOU MAY REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.
LAT...LON 3698 8238 3701 8247 3704 8250 3713 8255
3720 8256 3724 8248 3727 8237 3731 8230
3713 8198 3704 8205 3703 8217 3699 8225
3699 8229 3695 8236
21Special weather statement, Jun 20, 3:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 330 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014 VAZ004-201945- BUCHANAN VA- 330 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR CENTRAL BUCHANAN COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM EDT... AT 327 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRUNDY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. EXPECT INTENSE LIGHTNING FROM THIS STORM. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS... MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. THIS STORM WILL STAY OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL BUCHANAN COUNTY. YOU MAY REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. LAT...LON 3734 8201 3725 8202 3730 8220 3735 8219 30
Special weather statement, Jun 20, 4:12 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
412 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014
OHZ066-202045-
PERRY OH-
412 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHERN PERRY COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM
EDT...
AT 409 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST
OF SHAWNEE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL
CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND
SMALL STREAMS. EXPECT INTENSE LIGHTNING FROM THIS STORM. DO NOT STAY
IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...
MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR NEW STRAITSVILLE AROUND 425 PM.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
YOU MAY REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.
LAT...LON 3956 8212 3955 8213 3955 8216 3955 8226
3959 8227 3959 8238 3961 8239 3970 8238
3972 8234
30Special weather statement, Jun 20, 4:30 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
430 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014
OHZ083-085>087-202100-
GALLIA OH-JACKSON OH-LAWRENCE OH-MEIGS OH-
430 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR EXTREME SOUTHERN VINTON...WESTERN
MEIGS...CENTRAL LAWRENCE...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND GALLIA COUNTIES
IN SOUTHEAST OHIO UNTIL 500 PM EDT...
AT 428 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM 5
MILES NORTHEAST OF OAK HILL TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF OAK HILL TO 5 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF LAKE VESUVIUS...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. VERY HEAVY RAIN
WILL FALL FROM THESE STORMS...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO POND ON ROADS
AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. EXPECT INTENSE
LIGHTNING FROM THESE STORMS. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER
UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...MOVE INDOORS WHEN A
THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.
THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR GAGE AROUND 440 PM...VINTON AROUND 445
PM...SALEM CENTER AROUND 450 PM AND GALLIPOLIS AROUND 500 PM.
YOU MAY REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.
LAT...LON 3875 8260 3902 8256 3904 8244 3903 8233
3906 8231 3909 8215 3881 8219 3879 8222
3877 8222 3873 8219 3862 8219 3855 8264
30Local storm report, Jun 20, 5:01 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
501 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM HAIL 3 NE SHAWNEE 39.64N 82.17W
06/20/2014 E1.00 INCH PERRY OH TRAINED SPOTTER
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EVENT NUMBER RLX1401049
ARBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 8:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Cabell, Putnam | 26 min |
| Jun 20, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam | 46 min |
| Jun 20, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Wood | 53 min |
| Jun 20, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Wood | 53 min |
| Jun 20, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer | 61 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.